Moving to San Jose from east coast. What to expect?

[madhaus at burbed]

Originally Posted by headingwest236

Moving to San Jose from Baltimore, where I was born and raised. I hate the weather here and crime is an issue, so I've decided to move to San Jose. I have a few questions:
#1 How bad are the earthquakes, and how frequent are they? The only one I've felt is a 5.8 which we had last august. To be honest I'm terrified of them.
#2 How hard is it to find an apartment/condo, and how much do they cost?
#3 What recreational activities are there?

Thanks!

I really suggest you visit before you move. San Jose is more like LA than San Francisco, in that it's sprawling suburbia. I've lived in both cities.

Rents are high in both places. It may be that they were particularly bad this summer, when the tech companies hired a bunch of people out of college and they were all looking for rentals at once. Several people reported really large rent hikes when their leases were up.

If you want to get an idea of just how wonderful housing here is, I suggest you start reading Burbed. I tell you, any city can have crappy housing, but only Silicon Valley can have crappy housing for over half a million dollars. We have lots of pictures to prove it.